Assistant chief of police, Anita Najiy, created a bone of contention between the Miami Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police President, Javier Ortiz, after she refused to hold her hand over her heart for the Pledge of Allegiance during a recent promotional ceremony.
Ortiz became livid in seeing Najiy refuse to honor the Pledge, stating that she failed to exhibit courtesy and etiquette that “must be exercised when wearing a law enforcement uniform.”
“If you’re not pledging allegiance to the United States, my question is what country are you pledging allegiance to?” Ortiz asks. “Anyone who isn’t offended by that is not American, because when you become a U.S. citizen, you pledge allegiance to the US.”
Ortiz also states that Najiy’s disrepect comes from her Muslim belief, but that normal “protections” or exemptions generally given in the name of religious freedom and speech doesn´t apply to those in police uniform because “you’re supposed to be neutral.”
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It’s also interesting how many of the same folx demanding this person be fired because saying the pledge is against her religion would demand the right to discriminate on LGBT people based on THEIR religion.
If he can’t pledge allegiance to this country, he shouldn’t be in it. What the hell does religion have to do with it
ANYONE WHI DOES NOT LOVE AMERICA, SHOULD BE THROWN OUT OF AMERICA!! OBAMA NEEDS STOPPED AND IMPEACHED TOO!! WAKE UP AMERICAN PEOPLE!! SAVE AMERICA!!!
Then he is UNFIT to serve. Period. This PROVES what we’ve been saying that muslims are problematic as they hold no loyalty to our country. THIS man is simply more honest than Obama who took an oath he had NO intention if keeping.
Thank you.
Get out of this country if u can’t follow the rules. Stupid f…!
CHOP HER HEAD OFF.
She needs to be fired.
It really is amazing to me the people on here that say “Pledge or get out”….doesn’t that sound kind of fascist? Considering the 1st Amendment and the Supreme Court say that the pledge is not required?
Yeah…logic doesn’t work too well with this crowd….or the majority of the general public, sadly.